Re: 1948 Super Eight Resurrection

Posted by Joseph Earl On 2012/5/26 17:49:13

Boy, I'm getting behind posting on my blog. But there is much to tell. I have to wait 'till I'm in front of the laptop so I can edit and post photos.

This is a quick blast from the iPhone.

Briefly, I'm driving her, and she runs really well with the fuel tank issue corrected. A couple of days ago, she developed a miss throughout the RPM range. I had been running some ATF in my oil in an attempt to free up the oil rings. Thought maybe I had fouled some plugs, but BigKev suspected ignition.

He was right on the money, as I had earlier replaced everything except the condenser. I'm sure many of you know what a bad condenser can do. It ran pretty well for a while with the old one, but finally, it wanted a better spark.

A quick trip to NAPA, and 12 bucks and an AL-869 later, the engine was running better than ever. Much more torque than before, and no miss at idle.

I also will conduct a seminar on repainting wheel covers. Coming soon, when I get a chance to sit down at the laptop.